Waiting for Water

Lj is about to wake up so I'll have to make this quick. We've been up in D for two days and just got home yesterday afternoon. We were forced to check out of the border and that was pretty discouraging... Tom tried all his tricks but to no avail (=

Then we got home and ants have now invaded Lj's bedroom and bathroom. sigh. None in the kitchen though! That was some progress at least.

We were in D for 2 days to see friends who were flying through on their way to adopt their daughter! they brought TWO more suitcases for us! We can't believe all the stuff we've been able to have brought with us. It sure helps with setting up/settling in to not have to buy all those little things.

On the flip side, we (meaning Tom) has been to the grocery store FOUR times and we've spent a chunk each time and we STILL don't see any food in the kitchen. I mean, I see frozen chicken and vegetables, but it just looks like we have nothing. I wasn't prepared for having to start a kitchen from scratch again. (I haven't really been to the grocery store because he goes while I'm waiting at the drs office...)

Folks left us some stuff but it is SO random. Here is a sampling;
Birds custard powder
large container of sea salt
powdered Dairy topping
lime jello
whole wheat coucous (I swear I left this bag 18 months ago!)
two boxes of Canneloni noodles (no idea how to prepare this)
all my spices in their jars which are hard as rocks. Project for the maid for sure. Where is my maid? Don't know, tried to call, dont' have the energy to track her down beyond what I've already tried so stuff like that isn't getting done.

We have a stairwell that has had no love since we've been home. Tom has dared to poke around and get his tools for fixing this and that (my office chair no longer has handles falling off and doesn't squeek horribly anymore!) but we haven't delved there yet.

So yesterday we were both rather depressed. We knew coming back this time that visa issues were sort of up there in priority, but we'd rather not make it #1 priority. partly because you can't push the process, even if you have a rock solid lead. We have some good leads, but nothing rock solid.

On top of that, the car we are borrowing may only be available for another couple of weeks. Buying a car is a consuming ordeal that takes several weeks. Another thing that can push its way into the #1 slot that we don't really want there at that moment. We'll see about that. Just like our return date was fuzzy, so is the return date for the folks who own the car. Buying a car is connected to the visa issue....have to get someone to register our car for us. Another project. so you have to get the loaner registration person, the car and the seller all in the same place at the same time. Not easy.

Lj is also being less than cooperative. I think some of it is just turning the corner to being three, but I know it is all the transition. She really wasn't one to have tantrums or fits or scream in defiance or anything, but we're seeing all that now. Not sure how to respond...we are just sticking her in time outs all the time at the moment. Neither of us has the patience to deal with screaming defiance....so unpleasant and so unexpected from her.

Then she'll be as sweet as ever for awhile.... Like driving back into our carport after the border saga yesterday, Tom hopped out to open the gate and Lj said "Daddy is such a good daddy!" How funny is that. then she walked in the house and said "I love our O*** home!" Just what we needed.

Well she must have dropped back off to sleep. nope. must run.

btw - while in D we got to go up and see the tallest building in the world! The observation deck was pretty cool. Not too expensive either! Click to see the link - it really is cool.